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1909–1987
A lawyer and statesman, Awolowo introduced free primary education in Western Nigeria and was a leading figure in the country’s independence era.
2008
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGOne pair of hand-painted sneakers (.1ab) featuring Barack Obama, with shoe box (.2). The shoes are a pair of white basketball sneakers, Nike Air Force 1s, painted over with an image of Obama's face in tones of grey against a blue background on the side…
1935–1982
Oberia D. Dempsey (1914 – October 2, 1982) was a Baptist pastor in Harlem, New York City, primarily known for his activism against drug trafficking and addiction. Born in Roxton, Texas, to a Baptist minister, Dempsey briefly attended Wiley College before…
1938–2014
Obi Benue Egbuna (18 July 1938 – 18 January 2014) was a Nigerian-born novelist, playwright and political activist known for leading the Universal Coloured People's Association (UCPA) and being a founding member of the British Black Panther Movement…
1898–1972
Octavia Beatrice Wynbush (1898–1972) was an African American author and educator who gained recognition during the American Civil Rights Era. Wynbush lived some of her most active years in Kansas City, Missouri, where she taught both English and German…
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Octavius Valentine Catto (February 22, 1839 – October 10, 1871) was an American educator, intellectual, and civil rights activist. He became principal of male students at the Institute for Colored Youth, where he had also been educated. Born free in…
1945
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGPaperback pamphlet with an illustrated cover of a landscape. The landscape includes mountains in the upper third of the image. Behind the mountains is a blue sky with white clouds. In mid-ground of the image is a bombed out building obscured by a white…
September 9, 2020
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA signed hardcover edition of Ode to My Parents(??? ???) - My Life and My Faith, written by former minister of finance of South Korea, YongMan Rhee, and inscribed to General Colin L. Powell. The book features a hardback cover in light brown with embossing…
1968–2000
Odell Barnes Jr. (March 22, 1968 – March 1, 2000) was a Texas man convicted of the 1989 murder of Helen Bass. During the later stages of his legal appeals, human rights groups and anti-death penalty advocates raised questions about his murder conviction,…
1928–2020
Odessa M. Shannon (July 4, 1928 – May 17, 2020) was an African-American human rights campaigner from Maryland. In 1982, she became the first black woman elected to a policymaking position in Montgomery County and later established the Montgomery County…
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Odetta Holmes (December 31, 1930 – December 2, 2008), known mononymously as Odetta, was an American singer, songwriter, and actress. Referred to as "The Voice of the Civil Rights Movement", her musical repertoire consisted largely of American folk music,…
1968
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA documentary film with the title "The Black Soldier," from the television series Of Black America. It consists of a single reel of black-and-white 16mm acetate film with optical sound. The third segment of a seven-part docu-series on CBS, The Black…
October 21, 1876
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGIllustrated page from Harper's Weekly. The off-white discolored paper features an image in black ink. It depicts two men threatening an unarmed man with pistols. The man on the proper right side is wearing a dark jacket, a shirt, trousers, a hat with a…
1977
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “"Of Politics & Power at Black Museum...Why Two Quit Their Posts" by Nessa Forman, The Sunday Bulletin [photocopy]” (Text).
1947-1954
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGAn officer’s showers sign printed by the United States Department of the Army. The sign is printed on a piece of white rectangular Bristol board. Large, black, centered text at the top reads [SHOWERS]. Smaller black text printed below reads [White…
1965; printed 1995
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA black-and-white photograph of a member of the military police standing behnind a nun. The nun sits on the curb holding an American flag.
2017
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGOfficial poster from the 2017 Women’s March on Washington. The poster has a red background with white and dark blue text. The top half of the poster has a graphic of three (3) faces in profile with one each in red, dark blue, and white. Below this in white…
Biography
Oku Ekpenyon MBE is a British campaigner and former history teacher who is founder and chair of the charity Memorial 2007 (MEM2007), advocating over two decades for the establishment of Britain's first permanent national memorial to honour the millions of…
1941
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGPamphlet consisting of black and white text on yellowed paper and black margins. Illustrated on the cover a fist has punched through a barrier with labels including "personage," "lynching," "segregation," and "poll taxes."
October 16, 1995
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThis black-and-white photograph depicts an older man wearing a fedora, a button down shirt and a coat. He stands facing the viewer with hands in pockets, but his face is averted from the viewer and his gaze cast downward. Behind him can be seen a young man…
October 16, 1995
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThis black-and-white photograph depicts an older, mustached man in front of a body of water. Dressed in a flat cap, suit, tie and long raincoat, he sits with his hands folded over the handle of his cane in front of him. He does not look at the viewer but…
1967–
Oley Lucretia Clara Dibba-Wadda (born 24 March1967, Oxford, United Kingdom) is a Gambian social development executive, policy strategist and gender equality advocate. She is recognized for her leadership in education reform, women's empowerment, and youth…
1968
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGAn Olympic olive tree box. A long, rectangular light brown wooden box. There is a thick clear lid that is attached with a screw in each corner. There is a handwritten inscription in black ink on the bottom proper left corner. There are a few scratches and…
1902–1993
Olive F. Wiley (née Thomas) (July 12, 1902 - July 1993) was an African American civil rights activist and education administrator born in Warwick, Rhode Island. Wiley was a founder and president of the Mt. Hope Day Care (now Mount Hope YMCA Child Care Center).
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